Do you give your baby calpol for teething?

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Hi

My 6 month old DC2 has been teething since she was 2 months old and she is beside herself. By that I mean frantically gnawing and manically going from one teether / arm / toy to another to gnaw. I am giving her Nelsons sachets twice a day but I’m not sure it does much. She doesn’t have a temp. She just seems in the type of discomfort you would imagine someone with toothache to be in.

We didn’t have this really with DC1. Do you give yours calpol when they are like this? To take away the pain that is.

Thanks Hey

Not sure what the Hey is doing on the end 🤦‍♀️

Yes we did.

I'd take paracetamol if I felt like that....

Yes, I don't like being in pain. If I think my child may be in pain then I will try to relieve that pain.

Yes

Yes. There's nothing intrinsically bad in giving your baby appropriate pain relief when they're distressed and in discomfort.

Yes, we do.

Does she have any teeth yet? Mine was teething from about 10 weeks and then produced 6 teeth within the space of a week at around 7 months. By his 12 month review he had 12 teeth with more on the way, which the HV said was the most she'd seen on a one year old

Of course, I don't really understand why people don't (although I found that baby ibuprofen was better for teething)

Yes.

I’d take paracetamol myself if I was in pain so why deny my child the same?

Sometimes. I try alternatives first like granules, teething toys, baby bonjela, if none of that works then calpol of course.

Yes, definitely. My baby had a terrible time with her teeth. I gave her calpol if all else wasn't working.

100%- though our nursery never would which really bothered me

We give baby ibuprofen as it seems to work better for teething and then the usual teething rings etc.

And frozen teethers (any kind, not just the ones with gel in) are a godsend while it's kicking in!

Thanks. I definitely will. I personally have no problem taking paracetomal etc however my other half never takes it (I’ve seen him take it once in ten years with flu) so I think a bit of that has rubbed off on me with the kids.

Yes, of course. It helps her settle better than trying to saw through the cot bars with her jaw. She's got 16 teeth at 13 months and we had some patches where it seemed as though she grew 800 in the space of a week. The nights we gave calpol she slept better, less restlessly, and was happier in the morning for it. If I were frantically crying and jamming my fist in my mouth I'd want some pain relief too.

Thank god all we've got to go are back molars and those are on their way judging by the gnaw marks in everything.

Absolutely. As others have said, if I was crying with pain I’d want some paracetamol. I’ve never found anything except anbusol or paracetamol/ibuprofen works for teething. At night paracetamol makes her go back to sleep better than anbusol. I use anbusol more in the day.

Yes.

Your DP is a grown man. Please don’t inflict his hang ups about pain relief on a little baby.

we had some patches where it seemed as though she grew 800 in the space of a week

Sorry, that made me laugh (in solidarity)! Nicely phrased.

I used to be very wary of giving medication with my first. Now I'm on my third I just hand her the bottle.

Clearly a joking exaggeration

God yes. DS was dosed up on it quite alot when he was teething at night time. It helped

There's such a small amount in there and if you're like mine, they spit a fair bit of.l it out! It really helps them though. Plus once mine turned 6 months he liked the sweet taste.

My 14 month old has got 3 cutting through right now and he tends to feel the pain during the evening, so I give him a dose of calpol as it helps to settle him. I've also been worried about whether I give him too much calpol but as the other posters have mentioned, if I feel pain or discomfort around my own body I would also take paracetamol.

With DD1, no. Tried all the teethers, powders, gels, etc.

DD2 got ibuprofen.

Yes.

No fannying about with teethers, amber bracelets or whatever. Calpol (or baby ibruprofen, which I thought worked quicker) straight down their necks.

It’s cruel to withhold appropriate pain relief from anyone when they need it. It’s Calpol, not cocaine.